Classic Horrors ClubOct 31, 20213 minWhen a Stranger Calls (1979)This is the final review for my annual Countdown to Halloween. This year, I invited you to join me as I attempted to gain some space on...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 30, 20213 minThe Leech Woman (1960)It’s impossible for me not to compare The Leech Woman (1960) with The Wasp Woman (1959.) Both are, in essence, about women seeking...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 29, 20213 minHe Who Gets Slapped (1924)The 1924 silent classic, He Who Gets Slapped, did not air on TCM as part of its Lon Chaney marathon that I recorded on October 14, 2020....
Classic Horrors ClubOct 28, 20213 minThem! (1954)It’s a good thing horror fans are such an accepting group, rarely participating in social media vitriol. Otherwise, I wouldn’t feel...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 27, 20213 minUFO (1956)This one is a real curiosity. It’s a documentary about UFOs made during the 1950s UFO craze that was sweeping the nation. I can’t say I...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 26, 20213 minThe Slumber Party Massacre (1982)I’m arriving late to this (slumber) party. As big a fan as I am of the “original” slasher films, there are several of their spawn that...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 25, 20213 minThe Pack (1977)Subgenres within subgenres… Within the “nature gone wild/when animals attack” horror subgenre resides one that belongs exclusively to...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 24, 20213 minGuru, the Mad Monk (1970)Not only was Guru, the Mad Monk (1970) a first-time watch for me, but it was also the first Andy Milligan film I’ve seen. The...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 23, 20213 minThe Thirteenth Chair (1929)If Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931) is criticized for being too much like a play, then The Thirteenth Chair (1929) doesn’t have a chance! On...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 22, 20212 minThe Blackbird (1926)If you’ve ever wanted to see Lon Chaney, “the Man of a Thousand Faces,” transform into one of his misshapen characters, there are a...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 21, 20213 minThe Unknown (1927)Today, as a special treat, I present an excerpt from a feature I wrote for the upcoming We Belong Dead publication, Mistresses of the...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 20, 20213 minThe Unholy Three (1925)Having been awed and amazed by previous Lon Chaney films that I’ve seen, I was a little disappointed in the one I’d heard most about: The...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 19, 20213 minSatellite in the Sky (1956)Now comes Satellite in the Sky, a version of the mid-century British sci-fi film I’ve mentioned the last couple of days… but one with a...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 18, 20213 minThe Strange World of Planet X (1958)The Strange World of Planet X (1958), aka Cosmic Monsters, aka The Cosmic Monster, belongs to that sometimes-odd sub-genre of mid-century...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 17, 20212 minSatanis: The Devil's Mass (1970)This is going to be either a difficult film about which to write, or an easy one. First, it’s a documentary, so I can’t critique the...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 16, 20213 minSnow Devils (1967)Here we go again. I guess after four movies in the “Gamma 1” series, it’s time to admit that any continuity is spotty at best, regardless...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 15, 20213 minWar Between the Planets (1966)Well, I couldn’t have been any more wrong about what I thought the next movie in the “Gamma 1 Quadrilogy” was going to be, at least as...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 14, 20213 minWar of the Planets (1966)Wow, talk about being disappointed. After my surprise affection for The Wild, Wild Planet, my expectations for the second film in the...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 13, 20213 minThe Wild, Wild Planet (1966)There’s a lot to love about The Wild, Wild Planet (1966), and I love a lot about it. From the opening shot of a futuristic city with...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 12, 20213 minNight of the Lepus (1972)There was a time I wouldn’t have considered giving Night of the Lepus (1972) a higher-than-average (or even average) rating. My memory of...